tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final fulong
tracked winner until over 2f out, soon struggling, eased over 1f out
in touch, effort 1f out, ridden and soon hung right, no impression near finish
steadied start, in touch in rear, headway and switched right entering final furlong, quickened to press winner final 100 yards, no impression near finish
made all, ridden 2f out, ran on gamely when pressed inside final furlong
The two-year-olds get plenty of weight from their elders under today's conditions and have won eight of the last nine renewals. PARC DE LAUNAY makes most appeal of that age group this year as he finished a close-up fifth in a decent nursery at York recently. Billyrayvalentine won twice over 5f in September but the step back up in distance is a worry, while dual winner Bop It has claims if forgiven a poor run behind Bogart at Redcar earlier this month. Frankie Dettori can't do the weight on Mahkama and rides stablemate and returning three-year-old Zabeel Park, who has the better form anyway.
Avonmore Star 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong, 12th of 16, 9l behind Camache Queen (8-9) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sep.
Zabeel Park (USA) (8-13) 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Helleborine (8-13) at Deauville(FR) 7f 2yo lst stk gd in Jul '10.
Bop It 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, faded entering final furlong, 19th of 22, 15l behind Bogart (8-12) at Redcar 6f Lstd auc stks (1) gf.
Parc de Launay 16-1 (9-7) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on far side over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders, 5th of 20, 2l behind Red Quartet (8-3) at York 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Billyrayvalentine (CAN) 4-9fav (9-11) Went right and awkward start, held up, headway on outside approaching 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead final 100 yards, eased close home, comfortably, won at Folkestone 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep beating Sister Guru (8-12) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Heyward Girl (IRE) 9-4 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Gusto (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo nov stks (5) pol.
Mahkama (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 18l behind Mince (8-6) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
